Tagalog tongue twisters

Minekaniko nang mekaniko ni Monico ang makina nang Minica ni Monica.
Monico's mechanic mechanically fixed the Minica of Monica.

Ginago nang gago ang gaga na nagpagago sa gago.
Idiot 1 fooled idiot 2 who let idiot 1 fool himself.

Bababa ba? Bababa!
Will we go down? Yes, we will go down!

Ngumunguya at nangunguyakoy nang paa si Ka Ngarding.
A man is chewing and moving his feet all at the same time.

Nagprito ng pitumpu'tputong puto ang pumipitong puting pato.
The whistling white duck fried seventy seven white rice cakes.

Pitumpú't pitóng putíng patíng.
77 white sharks

Bumilí ako ng bituka ng butikì sa botika.
I bought lizard's guts in the boutique

Nakakapágpabagábag kapág kinakábag ka.
It is disturbing when with gas

Notebook at aklát, notebook at aklát, notebook at aklát.
Notebook and book

Kuku kaki kakak kakekku kaku.
My great uncle's toenails are rigid

Palakang Kabkab, kumakalabukab, kaka-kalabukab pa lamang, kumakalabukab na naman.

Sumasaway ng pasaway ang nagsasaway na sanay magsaway.

Pitong pot pitong puting tupa
77 white sheep

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